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| Full name | Volgograd Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | Lenina Ave 76,Volgograd,Russia |
| Coordinates | 48°44′04″N44°32′55″E / 48.73444°N 44.54861°E /48.73444; 44.54861 |
| Capacity | 45,568 (Official) 43,713 (2018 FIFA World Cup)[1] |
| Field size | 105 by 68 m (344 by 223 ft) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2014 |
| Built | 2014–2017 |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Construction cost | ₽16.3 billion (€220 million) |
| Tenants | |
| FC Rotor Volgograd (2018–present) | |
TheVolgograd Arena[2] (Russian:«Волгоград Арена») is afootball stadium inVolgograd,Russia. The stadium was one of the venues for the2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hostsFC Rotor Volgograd. It has a capacity of 45,568 spectators.[3]
The stadium was built on site of the demolishedCentral Stadium, at the foot of theMamayev Kurgan memorial complex, near theVolga River. The previous stadium was built in 1958, on the site of a formeroil depot. This area was undeveloped, occupied by randomly distributed low-value buildings,warehouses,barracks andravines. During construction of the stadium, 300unexploded bombs were discovered and removed from the site.[citation needed]
The Arena was designed by PI Arena andGMP Architekten, the winner of an open tender. Stroytransgaz was the project's general construction contractor.[4][5]Initially, local authorities estimated the total project cost, including the construction works, at 10 billion rubles.[6] In October 2014, the preliminary construction cost of the stadium for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was adjusted to 17 billion rubles.The stadium's capacity is at 45,000 seats, including 2,280 seats in the media box, 640 seats in the VIP box, and 460 seats for people with limited mobility.[7]A special architectural feature of the stadium is its large roof resting on a cable frame, arranged in a “bicycle wheel” pattern created by steel-wire cables. The Volgograd Arena is shaped like an overturned truncated cone 49.5 m tall and about 303 m in diameter. The façade shape is dictated by the need to fit the building compactly into the available piece of land.The stadium has 42 elevators, 24 of them adapted for people with disabilities. The Volgograd Arena is equipped with a sound system.[8]
The stadium was inaugurated on April 3, 2018, shortly before the firstFIFA World Cup match on April 21, 2018.[9][10]Football veterans, among themAlexander Nikitin andValery Yesipov, were honored in an honoring ceremony before the first match.[10]
By the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was equipped with alarm and public alert systems, metal detectors, indicators of hazardous liquids and explosives, and the facility was serviced by 30 posts of 24-hour security posts.[11]
| Date | Time | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | 21:00 |  Tunisia | 1–2 |  England | Group G | 41,064[12] |
| 22 June 2018 | 18:00 |  Nigeria | 2–0 |  Iceland | Group D | 40,904[13] |
| 25 June 2018 | 17:00 |  Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |  Egypt | Group A | 36,823[14] |
| 28 June 2018 | 17:00 |  Japan | 0–1 |  Poland | Group H | 42,189[15] |
After the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Arena reduced its seating capacity to 43,000 and was handed over to the localRotor Volgograd.[16]
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